Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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After The Romans
The period of York's history from 40...
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Anglian York
Anglo-Saxons were living in and arou...
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Georgian
Georgian York was no longer a city o...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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A Learning City
York has always been a place of lear...
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Viking Invasion
Led by Halfdan and Ivar the Bonel...
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Catholic Resistance
Some Catholic scholars, exiled on th...
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The Liberty of St Peter
Not every part of medieval York came...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- The Victorian Prison Building
- St William's Shrine
- Medieval Chamber Pot
- Second World War York
- The Minster after the Reformation
- Alcuin of York
- The Roman Fortress
- The Shambles
- Bootham Park Hospital (formerly York Lunatic Asylum)
- The Abbot's House
- King's Manor - Victorian
- Saint William: Patron Saint of York
- Guy Fawkes
- Medieval Prisons
- York's Medieval Synagogue
- The Basilica
- St Columba's United Reformed Church
- The Battle of Marston Moor